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    Re: Vintage Combo Elves

    4 Swan Songs with a single Tropical is very greedy with how much LD there is in the format. Same with a single Bayou and 5 black cards in the side.
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    Re: Vintage Combo Elves

    Quote Originally Posted by JPoJohnson View Post
    4 Swan Songs with a single Tropical is very greedy with how much LD there is in the format. Same with a single Bayou and 5 black cards in the side.
    To be fair, Deathrite and Birchlore are also colored sources, and Quirion Ranger can protect either land from Strip/Waste. That, and the chances that they aren't hitting Gaea's Cradle instead are fairly slim. So it isn't all that greedy, though I'd consider a second Tropical in general given a total of six blue cards counting the maindeck power.

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    Re: Vintage Combo Elves

    Survival of the Fittest can easily replace Natural Order and Craterhoof engine. There seems to be too many engines in the list; focus on the more powerful ones:

    Skullclamp
    Glimpse of Nature
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    Creature tutors (GSZ or Survival)
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    Re: Vintage Combo Elves

    Honestly, this has been tried before to a less than stellar result. IMHO the archetype is a nombo in Vintage.

    But if you must...

    The list you posted is essentially unplayable in this format.

    You need to take a hard look at your local meta game and widely accepted format archetypes and go from there.

    From my perspective you really need to figure out if Caverns -> Reclamation Sage is superior to Deathrite Shaman -> Abrupt Decay.

    If you focus on Glimpse I'd say Caverns - Sage is the better option. Koby is right in that you need to pick an engine and focus. I'd argue you really do not want more than 1/2 Skullclamp. I definitely think Natural Order is a mistake and Zenith is questionable. The only benefit this deck has in Vintage is it's ability to vomit dudes on the board unfortunately this is bound to run straight into a Toxic Deluge/Oath of Druids.
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